holdover holdout • holdsman · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · holdover · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) an official who remains in office after his term. Synonyms: hangover. · · Noun Definition 1 (noun) something that has survived from the past. Synonyms: hangover. Examples: "A holdover from the sixties." "Hangovers from the 19th century." · · Noun Definition 2 Synonyms · · · hangover · · Synonym 1 Characters · · d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 v latin small letter v U+0076